Multistate Trust Announces Virtual Community Meetings, Dec. 15, 2020
NAVASSA, N.C. (Dec. 9, 2020) – Federal and state officials together with Multistate Trust representatives will hold two virtual community update meeting sessions regarding the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund Site on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Topics addressed in both sessions will include remediation progress and plans at each of the site’s Operable Units (OUs), as well as information on the amended Proposed Plan for OU1.
Who:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)
The Multistate Environmental Response Trust (Multistate Trust)
What:
Virtual community update meeting sessions for the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund Site
When:
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020
Two sessions: 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
Where:
Two options: conference call or online meeting
The community update meeting sessions will be held virtually to follow COVID-19 safety guidance. The public can phone into the meeting or join online through a Microsoft Teams meeting link (no software download required).
Each session will cover the same topics and will begin with a presentation, followed by an open question-and-answer period.
12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.
PHONE: Call 1-339-666-3080 and enter meeting ID# 144 169 03#, or
ONLINE: Click here to join the meeting or type this link into a browser window: https://tinyurl.com/navassa12
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
PHONE: Call 1-339-666-3080 and enter meeting ID# 729 697 221#, or
ONLINE: Click here to join the meeting or type this link into a browser window: https://tinyurl.com/navassa630
Please see the flyer linked here for more information about the community update meeting sessions and for directions on how to join a session by phone, computer, or other device.
Site Background:
From 1936 to 1974, portions of the 246-acre former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp Property were used for creosote-based wood treating. By 1980, then-owner Kerr-McGee dismantled and removed the wood-treatment buildings and facilities.
The soil, sediment and groundwater in the facility area are contaminated by creosote-related chemicals. Site contamination does not currently threaten people living or working near the site. The former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp Property is bounded by the Brunswick River, Sturgeon Creek, a residential area and a light industrial area.
In 2005, the site was conveyed to Tronox, a Kerr-McGee spinoff that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009. In 2011, the Multistate Trust acquired its 154-acre property, including most of the Superfund site, through a court appointment as part of the Tronox bankruptcy settlement. The Multistate Trust is working with its beneficiaries—EPA and NCDEQ—on the site investigation, remediation and redevelopment planning.
The trustee of the Multistate Trust is Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC.